unit 5 test 2nd deck DO SECOND Flashcards
What region of the US did most people live in the early 1800s?
2 out of 3 americans still lived within 50 miles of the atlantic ocean east of the Appalachian mountains.
Less than 1% lived “west” between the Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi river.
What is frontier land?
Frontier land was west of the Mississippi river.
Which type of music did enslaved African Americans prefer?
Enslaved african americans used spiritual ( A religious folk song) for expression of brutality and hope for the future.
What did Americans embrace as a value of identity? And why?
*three things
They valued music and art.
Music:
Classical music
Dancing cotillions-north
Square dance-south
The most important was the star spangled banner by: Francis scott key.
Art:
Moving away from European traditions artists did portraiture and landscape pieces of the U.S.
What is the Era of Good Feeling?
New period of national unity & pride due to 1816 election of Monroe and defeat of G.B. in War of 1812
Capitalism in on the rise
Second Bank of US
To boost economy
Private bank but US government deposited money in it
When did the Era of Good Feeling end? Why?
Supreme Court Justice John Marshall:
.Strengthened the role of federal government
.Encouraged the growth of capitalism
.Enforced authority of business contracts
The 1824 Election (Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams) led to partisan strife and later a new political party later (Democratic Party) This ended the good era feeling.
Describe John Marshall’s Supreme Court decisions in the early 1800s.
supreme Court Justice John Marshall:
Strengthened the role of federal government
Encouraged the growth of capitalism
Enforced authority of business contracts
Who is Catharine Sedgwick? What are her contributions to American culture?
She published books sympathetic to women and native americans.
Describe early American art. What gave it its individual identity?
Folk art became popular as Americans broke away from European art traditions
Portraiture
Landscape pieces of the US
What were Washington Irving’s folktales? Where were they set?
Washington Irving - “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Based on German folklore
Location - upper NY state
